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Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents (nav-010)

Below are all the published results for the test nav-010, which appears in Basic Functionality (2.0.0).

This test currently has a 71.93% pass rate.

Reading system testing results
Testing Environment Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents ( nav-010) Notes
Atypon NVDA Chrome Windows FAIL When a section is selected from the Table of Contents (TOC), the section heading appears at the top, but the keyboard focus remains in the TOC. The user has to tap multiple times to close the panel, and when navigating to the book, the focus shifts to the cover page at the start of the book.
Azardi NVDA Windows FAIL The cursor is placed in the window containing the corresponding document, not in the desired subsection.
BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows PASS Navigate to chapter titles and locations in the table of contents precisely
BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows PASS Navigate to chapter titles and locations in the table of contents precisely
BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Chrome Windows PASS Navigate to chapter titles and locations in the table of contents precisely
Books macOS PASS
Books Voiceover iOS FAIL Voiceover focus is not moving to the sub-section selected in TOC. It seems that when the heading is contained in separate HTML file, the TOC navigation works but not otherwise.
Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS When you move to a sub-heading from the navigation table of contents, you go to where you selected and you stay there.
Bookshare Reader NVDA Edge Windows FAIL
Bookshelf Voiceover iOS PASS The functionality can be improved. After tapping on a TOC item, the TOC panel remains open. TVoiceover focus does not automatically move to the desired heading. The TOC panel needs to be closed manually and then the desired heading can be located at top of screen.
Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS PASS Selecting a sub-section from the TOC places the user on that section in the book.
Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows PASS
Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows PASS Technically, this test fails, but I marked it as pass, because it does take you to the chapter, but not the exact section. We filed this as an issue with Jaws. When you go to a sub-section, i.e. not the first heading in the chapter, you are taken there, but Jaws will then jump you to the top of the file as soon as you hit any key. We also have a video associated with this issue.
Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows PASS
Bookshelf TalkBack Android PASS
Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows PASS I expand the button and navigate to a heading in the chapter. Pressing enter takes me to the proper location.
Bookworm NVDA Windows PASS Select the section with up or down arrow key and press enter. Then press tab to move to book content and start reading from selected section.
Clusive NVDA Windows PASS The navigation from the Table of contents works as expected. You are placed in the correct location.
Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android PASS The section selected in TOC is mostly placed at the top of the screen. However, there were a few instances when this did not happen. Navigation from TOC can be improved furhter, particuarly when text size has been changed.
Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android PASS
Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS Colibrio has a screen reader setting, ALT + Z, which places you in a scroll view, much better for Assistive Technology. Also ALT + X escapes out of dialogues that may be a problem. The go to a heading from the TOC works fine.
Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 FAIL The Voiceover focus does not move to the section selected in TOC. It is difficult to bring the focus to the selection which is displayed on the screen.
Digital Editions TalkBack Android 9 FAIL No Talkback support
Digital Editions JAWS 18 Windows FAIL The application mostly stops responding.
EBSCO Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS
EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows PASS On pressing Enter on a TOC item, the Screen Reader focus moves to the correct location and reading starts.
EBSCO Reader NVDA Edge Windows PASS
EasyReader Windows PASS working as expected.
EasyReader Voiceover iOS PASS Double tap on Book navigation at bottom left of the screen, select Headings and double tap on the desired section.
EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 PASS Press Ctrl + H to open headings list. Press Enter on desired heading. Screen Reader focus moves to correct location.
EasyReader TalkBack Android PASS The item selected in TOC is placed at the top of screen. Reading from that section can be started by exploring the screen from top with Talkback.
Kindle TalkBack Android PASS The desired section is placed on the top of screen. Hence Talkback reading can be started from the correct position.
Kindle Voiceover iOS PASS On selecting an item in TOC, selected heading is placed near the top of screen. Hence reading can be started relatively easily from the desired heading.
Kindle NVDA Windows FAIL The NVDA focus does not land on desired location after choosing a TOC item. The selected section is not always placed at top of screen and hence Screen Reader does not start reading from desired lcaotion
Kobo Jaws Chrome Windows FAIL After pressing Enter on an item in TOC, I have to press Escape to close the TOC panel and take screen reader focus to book content. The screen reader focus does not move to desired section, reading can be started from top of current page.
Kobo Voiceover iOS FAIL The selected heading is not placed at top of screen. Voiceover reading cannot be started exactly from the desired location.
Kobo TalkBack Android FAIL The selected heading is not placed at top of screen. Talkback reading cannot be started exactly from the desired location.
Kurzweil 3000 macOS FAIL After selecting an item from the TOC drop down list the view does not change location.
Lithium: EPUB Reader 0.24.5.1 TalkBack Android PASS Works as expected.
Play Books Voiceover iOS FAIL After selecting a TOC item, Voiceover focus does not move to the desired location. Voiceover reading cannot be started from anywhere near the selected section.
Play Books TalkBack Android FAIL After selecting a TOC item, the page preview is shown. It is not possible to start Talkback reading from the desired section.
RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows FAIL
RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows FAIL You can select a subsection, but you are taken to the top of the file instead of the exact location.
RedShelf TalkBack Android PASS
Simply Reading TalkBack Android PASS
Speech Central AI Voice Reader 13.6.0 TalkBack Android PASS Works as expected.
Texthelp ePub Reader Edge Windows PASS The ‘hamburger’ button in the top left can be used to expose the table of contents. The chapter headings are shown in a vertical list, and clicking on them quickly moves to the relevant position in the book.
Thorium 3 Jaws Windows PASS I use ctrl + shift + N to open the table of contents. I can then use headings to navigate or press the down arrow keys. I pres enter on an item and am taken directly there.
Thorium 3 Voiceover macOS PASS You can either use the hidden <underscore underscore> which then takes you to the correct focus location. or navigate directly using the VO plus right arrow key brings you to the correct TOC location selected.
Thorium Reader 2 Voiceover macOS PASS
Thorium Reader 2 Jaws Windows PASS The navigation to the heading in the chapter is working properly.
Thorium Reader 2 [Spanish] NVDA Windows PASS
Thorium Reader 3 NVDA Windows PASS The navigation from the table of contents to a heading in a chapter works as expected. You are placed at the correct location.
Thorium Reader 3 Jaws Chrome Windows PASS works as expected.
Thorium Reader 3 [Spanish] NVDA Windows PASS
Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS On activating the TOC item, the NVDA focus does go to the desired heading and reading can be started from that position. The NVDA cursor should be in auto mode.
Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS PASS On selecting a TOC item, TTS starts reading the text. User needs to stop it. The chosen heading is placed at top of screen. Using explore by touch method downwards from top of screen, reading with Voiceover can be started from correct location,.